School Membership
The SSN membership community is a highly collaborative, global network of schools and higher education institutions, committed to developing socially responsible global citizens through international education.
SSN school members are committed to exploring, understanding, and adopting leading practices in international education. SSN membership is a mark of quality, signaling to the rest of the world that your school shares a commitment to developing global citizens.
SSN offers institutional memberships to schools, one annual fee provides access to professional development and networking opportunities for your all staff in the school.
The award of SSN International Accreditation
As a leader in the field of school evaluation and accreditation worldwide, SSN provides a unique international accreditation which shows that the school has achieved high standards of professional performance in international education and has a commitment to continuous improvement. More than 675 SSN member schools are engaged with SSN International Accreditation, following a directed process that includes:
- Rigorous evaluation against internationally-agreed standards
- A blend of support and challenge focused on a school’s development
- A peer-based model that brings together international educators from across the world of SSN member schools
School Membership
Child Protection & Safeguarding
Understand of the signs and risks of child abuse, how to manage allegations and disclosures of abuse, develop new policies and practice to strengthen child protection, and learn new recruitment strategies to use when hiring new staff.
Mental Health & Well-being
Access expert guidance and resources to help you develop and embed a culture of safety, empower students to set boundaries and understand consent, and foster inclusive and culturally safe spaces for collaboration and learning.
University Guidance
SSN membership connects you and your students with international university admission professionals at member universities worldwide. We will facilitate collaboration with university members to support the best possible outcome for students interested in international higher education opportunities.
School Membership
The SSN membership community is a highly collaborative, global network of schools and higher education institutions, committed to developing socially responsible global citizens through international education.
As a leader in the field of school evaluation and accreditation worldwide, SSN provides a unique international accreditation which shows that the school has achieved high standards of professional performance in international education and has a commitment to continuous improvement. More than 675 SSN member schools are engaged with SSN International Accreditation, following a directed process that includes:
To qualify for membership, your school must demonstrate its commitment to provide students with the knowledge, skills and abilities to pursue their lives as global citizens and to provide high quality international education.
- be operational at the time of application
- having a license for operation from relevant authorities
- provide a sequential course of study leading to full primary/elementary and/or secondary education
- apply as a whole school (not a section of the school such as the International Section or only the primary or secondary school)
- be fully accredited by a recognised national agency; or commit to begin the SSN International Accreditation process within two years of membership approva
Membership process
Stage 1
The first step is to submit the online application form. You can learn about the information we will collect in advance of starting the form. We use this information to confirm your eligibility for membership. The application requests information such as your school address, website, student enrolment, governance structure, language of instruction, licensing authority, accreditation status (if applicable), and information about why you are applying for membership.
Stage 2
| After we confirm your eligibility, we will engage with your school to understand how you apply the SSN membership standards in your community, including the SSN Code of Ethics. You will be given access to the SSN reporting tool and complete a short report that includes your reflections on our drivers and supporting documents we will review with each driver. |
Stage 3
An important part of the membership process, is meeting with your leadership team, students, and a member of your board. During this virtual visit we discuss your commitment to our four drivers. The visit will include reflective conversations with school leaders, students and board representatives. This is the final stage of the process.